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Photo Credit: John Borrows, Monday Feb 28th Speaker at the ILSA Speaker Series 2022 (photo courtesy of John Borrows) Tansi Nîtôtemtik,...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, You may have heard that Alberta is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. In 2021, more than 100 people died...

It’s all about the children. ReconciliACTION has covered a lot of overarching themes in the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ ‘Calls...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Healing lodges and centres are a crucial element in Indigenous healthcare, and today’s post will be...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What does it mean to show someone mercy? To some, it means to treat others with leniency or compassion.[1] To others it...

Photo Credit: Inset of ILSA Speaker Series 2022 Poster Artwork by Amanda Wagar Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good morning everyone, The word healing...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Typically we refer to the life cycle of people, animals and plants when we consider something to be alive. But have you...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, On January 28th, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed the actions brought by the Stoney Nakoda and Piikani Nations as...

“We are water – we come from water and when the water is sick – we are sick.” – Autumn Peltier, Indigenous Advocate, United Nations,...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Clean drinking water. An expected right for most Canadians, and something we don’t often even think...

Photo Credit: From We Are the Water Protectors written by Carol Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goode [1] Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Nearly a month ago, a study of Alberta emergency visits was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. [1]...

What do you do when the system is against you? What should you do when you’re the only one that knows the truth? What can you do? This...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Racism in health exists on many plains and in various ways. Conscious and unconscious bias, stereotypes,...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What is a home? Our sanctuary, our place of refuge. Hopefully, somewhere we know we are emotionally and physically...

Photo Credit: At the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Amy Foote, centre, and Echavarria, right, receive donated moose meat from...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What a week. Last week, we watched the “freedom convoy” move towards Ottawa protesting public health mandates. At the...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Guilty until proven innocent is the new reality for Alberta drivers. Since the implementation of the Justice...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Today’s post will focus on the incarceration of inmates in the Northwest Territories, and the attempts...

There has been a general recognition in Canadian society that Indigenous people are overrepresented in the justice system. However, we...